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3. Reactor fuel: a reminder
3.1 Uranium 235 fission and electricity generation
The few generalities given here are merely a reminder of the basic concepts of reactor physics. In view of the diversity of reactor types, the concepts set out here will relate only to the pressurized water reactors (PWRs) that are representative of the French nuclear power fleet
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